Malik

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GHAUS MALIK, No. 2:23–cv–1344–TLN–CKD Plaintiff, ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

v.

FARHAN MALIK, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, commenced this action on July 10, 2023. (ECF No. 1.) On August 18, 2023, still proceeding pro se, he filed a first amended complaint (FAC, ECF No. 9) to which defendants responded. On May 17, 2024, the undersigned granted defendants’ motions to dismiss the FAC with leave to amend. (ECF No. 48.) Plaintiff subsequently filed a second amended complaint (SAC), this time with counsel, on June 4, 2024. (ECF Nos. 50 & 51.) Defendants Farhan and John Malik filed a motion to dismiss the SAC pursuant to Rule 12(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure on June 17, 2024. (ECF No. 57.) On June 24, 2024, plaintiff filed a purported third amended complaint (TAC). (ECF No. 60.) Days later, plaintiff filed an opposition to defendants’ motion to dismiss the SAC, asserting that…